[ˈfrɪtə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters
(e.g: I wish we hadn't frittered the money away so easily)

- divide (something) into small pieces
(e.g: they become frittered into minute tatters)


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Origin:
early 18th century: based on obsolete fitter ‘break into fragments, shred’; perhaps related to German Fetzen ‘rag, scrap’

[ˈfrɪtə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a piece of fruit, vegetable, or meat that is coated in batter and deep-fried
(e.g: banana fritters)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French friture, based on Latin frigere (see fry). Compare with frittata